In February 2012 the FSC membership approved the first major revision to the global Principles and Criteria (P&C), marking the beginning of an important next phase in FSC’s work: the development of International Generic Indicators(IGI) which will serve as the basis of all FSC Forest Management Standards.
The purpose of the International Generic Indicators (IGIs) is to ensure consistentapplication of the global P&C so that the intent of the P&C is sharedacross all countries.
The first Public Consultation on the International Generic Indicators is now open from February 18, 2013 to April 30, 2013. The initial draft for consultation includes Principles 1 to 5 and Principles 8 and 9. A second package will be available on March 1 and will contain Principles 6, 7 and 10.The consultation period will officially end 60 days after the second package has been posted. We strongly encourage participation by all FSC stakeholders and hope to provide you with some tools to keep you informed:
FSC International IGI website http://igi.fsc.org/ is dedicated to the development of IGIs and associated drafts, reports, and additional materials. You can access the draft indicators here.
Webinars: FSC Canada and FSC US are planning to host two webinars outlining the process of IGI development and consultation – proposed times are Feb 26 at 3pm EST and Feb 28 at 11am EST. These webinars will be scheduled for 1 hour including a 30 minute presentation and 30 minutes discussion. You will need to register in order to participate, through the below links: ·
- Register for Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 3pm EST : https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/224948208 ·
- Register for Thursday, Feb. 28 at 11am EST : https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/746089376
If you cannot attend either of these Webinar session, but are interested in more information, please contact us at v.peachey@ca.fsc.org.
Technical Communications: we will keep you apprised periodically, if you are interested, of our findings as we assess these draftIGIs and their applicability and potential impacts in Canada.
Formore information on the IGI process, visit http://igi.fsc.org·